Saturday, 11 August 2012

The
Concept: A Compilation CD featuring alternative music from Christchurch, one where
the bands market the music and reap the rewards. A sort of ground-roots musical
cooperative, where we have local bands working together to market their talent.

What’s it
going to be called?: ‘They Crawled from
The Rubble’

What do you
means by ‘alternative’?:This CD will offer
an avenue for artists who wouldn’t normally get a look-in in the commercial
world. I welcome bedroom, dodgy garage recordings, taboo subject matter etc. It
just has to be ‘interesting’ and provocative. Google: ‘Natures Worst’ and you’ll
get the gist. Kindly: for Christ’s sake no rap, middle of the road cobblers or
death metal.

So how do I
get on this CD?: You send me the MP3 to whenpa at gmail. If I and my elite team
of musso’s don’t like it, please don’t take it personally. I have had CHART
Disc turn-down my own music. It's part of the scene. Send us something else that may pass muster.

What am I
signing up for?:The last thing I want to
do is commit my own money to a CD, then be left to marketing it and having a
100 CD’s left in my study to get rid of, when I only have so many relatives to
give-to at Christmas into that sort of shit. Remember this is a cooperative
effort – not just ‘my baby’. By submitting a MP3 you acknowledge you will
commit to purchasing a minimum of 10 CD’s. That’s loosely $75 to $100 (the
exact amount will vary depending on the number of artists, standard of packaging
etc) Note: I will need this money up front to get the CD’s printed.

What’s in
it for me?: (a.) You get something ‘out there in the market’. Band ‘A’ may sell
their CD to Punter ‘X’ who thinks “boy I like that song by Band B” and come to
your next gig or buy other stuff you have floating around. We feed off each
other talents or lack of them! (b.)
You get a CD atwholesale rates to sell for what-ever you can get. You can
order as many as you like as long as you pay for them in advance (c.) This is a
‘no brainer’: the whole thing about playing in a band is playing to, building an
audience.

Will it be
on Bandcamp?: No, but it will be in our two remaining record shops.

What is in
it for you?: Not a cent, the knowledge I assisted local musicians, bought a
smile to a few dials, is enough for me. Plus it's the only way I can get my own band 'out there'.

Who the
hell are you?: Paul Gilbert from WhEn PEts ATtacK!

When will
it come-out?: Roughly March 2013. Good things take a bit of time, it’s not
going to be easy bringing this altogether. Don’t sweat it if it takes longer. Delays will not be down to me, rather artist apathy.

Oh yeah:
There will be an album launch gig, where we’ll have as many bands as possible
playing a short set of stuff including their mega-hit off the album.

Who is going to promote this?: You! Spread the word! Tell othere about this grand co-operative project

Got a Question?:Then why not place it in the comments section below? Other artists may have a similar query. Please no anonymous comments. Tell us who you are.